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From: Stefan Nobis <stefan@snobis.de>
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Subject: Re: How to make Ada a dominant language
Date: 01 Aug 2001 15:48:58 +0200
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Russ <18k11tm001@sneakemail.com> writes:

> > Take a look at the code (proposed new Ada):
> > 
> > if A = 0 then
> >    A = 1;
> > end if;
> > 
> > rather than (the original Ada):
> > 
> > if A = 0 then
> >    A := 1;
> > end if;
> 
> I think Python has an extremely simple solution to this so-called
> "problem". Python simply disallows assignment inside an "if"

You missed the point: There is no problem with assignment versus equality but
a problem with the readabilty of the code! In the later case a human reader is
able to distinguish between assignment and equality very ease and at first
glance, in the first case he has to take a second look to see, if "=" is used
as assignment or as equality. That's the problem. And Ada is made for better
readabilty so the later version is the better one.

It has nothing to do with the problems in C(++)!

-- 
Until the next mail...,
Stefan.